Rail brace



Patented June 4, 1929.

' 1 1 *i,na43i JOHN SUTINEN; OF TWO EARBORS, MINNESOTA.

RAIL Barron.

Application filed November 30,1928. SeriaLNo. 322,877.

This invention relates to railroad rail bracing devices and has specialreference to such devices particularly adapted for use upon metalrallr'oad ties such for example as 11- lustrated in my Patent 1,697,935,granted January 8, 1929, though adaptable to other forms of metal aswell as wooden ties, if

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The principal object of the invention is to'provide a bracing membersusceptible of adjustment at any time for tightening or loosening thesame. p 1

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in thefollowing descriptionthereof. 1 I

Referring now to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisapplication, and wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:i 1 a Figure 1 is a cross section of a metal tie having a bearingsurface for the railroad rail and to which the braceis shown" as appliedin Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 2 is a fragmental portion ofone end of the tie with the railshown in cross section and the bracein elevation. I

Figure 3 is a plan view of Figure 2, a portion of which is shown insection;

Figure 4: is a plan view of the wishbone V I bulge therein as moreclearly shown an 7, and common lnthe art of mebrace; a V

' Figure 5 is an elevation of the adjusting bolt for application to thebrace;

Figure 6 is a perspectwe vlew of the fragmental end portion of themodifiedform of tie shown in my copending. application; and

v Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modified form of brace; v I v y 1represents a somewhat novel form of tie tov which the invention isapplied, the

rail being mounted directly overthe angularly shaped housing 2, (one ofwhich is provided adjacent each end of the tie), about the wooden block3 for proper holding of the rail spikes 4:. g

Through the rail engaging flange 5 of the tie and spaced intermediate ofthe end of the tie and-the rail is formed a through hole indicated at 6to provide convenient means for fastening the brace. This latter' isillustrated at 7 and is of wishbone shape, constructed of suitableyieldable round material, the apex of the brace being flattened vergingoutwardly therefrom. r In Figures 2 and 3 I have shown an up- I chanics.

indicated at 8, and the legs normally di standing staple 9 as a meansfor securing theapex of the brace to the upper surface or provided witha transverse portion -as, 7

of the tie, audit is apparent that this staple,

may be replaced by an eyebolt, an upset clip from the flange of the tie,or if the apex of the brace is bent downwardlyas 'shownat '15 in Figure7, it may simply extend within a hole 6 and function in all respects inlike.

manner to that shown in Figures 2' and 3 ofthe drawings. a w I 1 a Thelegs of the brace are adjustably united as by'the transverse bolt 10, itbeing hook shaped as at 111 at one end and being screw threaded upon theother end and provided with a suitable nut 12 and hook washer 13.

The hooked end of this bolt is designed to overlap one leg of the brace,while the hook washer engages theother leg, and by means of the nutflQadjustment of the brace .accomplished by the bolt. Non-slippingconnection of'the hooked end of the adjusting bolt to one leg of thebrace is provided by a bump or lump 14 being formed upon the v outerwall of one leg, either by sharply arching sameiorthe pinching outwardlyof a Flgure In Figure 6 is inclined notch '18 isformed, intowhichtheflattened apex of the brace maybe dropped for satisfactory anchorage.The bent apex 15- as shown in Figure 7 of the drawings may be sharpenedso as to be driven into r1." A rail brace comprising a member bent theupper surface of a wooden tie and there j upon itself forming spaceddiverging termini, means for anchoring the apex of the member, and meansfor adjusting the free ends of the member to and from'each other for thepurpose described.

2.'The"comb1nat1on Wltlla tie of the class.

described, ofa rail brace comprising'afsub stan'tially V-shaped member,means for anchoring the apex of said member to the tie, and means foradjustingthe freeends of the member to and from each other.

3. A brace of the class described 'ompris ing av member bent upon itselfforming spaced diverging termini, means for 'piv otally anchoring theapex of the member, and means for adjustably moving the free ends ofsaid member to and from each other 10v for the purpose described; I

In testimony whereof my signature.

JOHN SUTINEN.

